ਜਫਾ

Punjabi

Alternative forms
  • ਜਫ਼ਾ (jafā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جفا (jafā), from Arabic جَفَاء (jafāʔ), verbal noun of جَفَا (jafā, “be crude”).

Noun

ਜਫਾ • (japhā) f (Shahmukhi spelling جفا)

  1. cruelty, oppression, tyranny, brutality, persecution
  2. (countable) act of oppression, atrocity, torture

Synonyms
  • ਜਫਾਕਸ਼ੀ (japhākśī)
  • ਜਫਾ ਕਰਨਾ (japhā karnā, “oppress”, verb)
  • ਜਫਾਕਸ਼ m (japhākaś, “oppressor”)

Further reading
  • “ਜਫਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
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